Space News

SAN FRANCISCO - Planet is developing a new version of its Tanager spacecraft with enhanced capability to detect and monitor methane and trace-gas emissions. In contrast to the hyperspectral Tanager-1, launched in 2024, t...

SAN FRANCISCO - SpaceComputer, a Singapore-based startup developing distributed computing infrastructure, is preparing to test its hardware and software in orbit later this year. The startups first product, Space Fabric,...

One of the most powerful radar systems ever launched into space has mapped the ground moving beneath one of the fastest subsiding capitals in the world: Mexico City. The findings show how quickly and reliably the NISAR (...

Russia launched its Soyuz 5 medium-lift rocket for the first time ever on Thursday (April 30), and things apparently went well.

Artemis 3 slips to late 2027 as Starship and Blue Moon lag, delaying NASAs lunar return timeline and jeopardizing a 2028 moon landing.

Ireland will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Monday, May 4, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America G...

Astronomers now believe there is at least one planet for every star in the Milky Way but new research has revealed a deeply unsettling twist in that picture. The most common planets in our Galaxy, it turns out, are almos...

An international team of astrophysicists has just released one of the largest cosmological datasets ever assembled. A mouthwatering 2.5 petabytes of simulated universe, freely available to researchers anywhere in the wor...

When NASA's Artemis II crew swung around the Moon in April, the world watched in extraordinary detail and a breakthrough laser communications system was the reason why. Bolted to the outside of the Orion capsule, a c...

Evidence suggests that Venus is still volcanically active, and new data about a big eruption in Hawaii a few years ago could help scientists find out for sure.

While European space startups are attracting more venture capital, their private-led growth rounds remain anchored by U.S. investors rather than regional investment firms. The post U.S. investors dominate Europes private...

A century after their discovery, cosmic rays-particles of extreme energy originating from the far reaches of the universe-remain a mystery to scientists. The DAMPE (Dark Matter Particle Explorer) space telescope is tackl...

Our Sun is a bit of an outlier in the general stellar population. We typically think of stars as being solitary wanderers throughout the galaxy. But roughly half of Sun-like stars are locked in with more than one compani...

Shooting stars before dawn, a brilliant meetup between the Moon and Venus and a rare blue moon to end the month.

'When we started visualizing this world, we wanted to do right by the fans'

Teams move the core stage, or largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASAs Artemis III mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building atthe agencys Kennedy Space Center in Floridain this photo fromApril...

The Kingdom of Morocco signed the Artemis Accords on April 29th during a ceremony in the countrys capital, Rabat, becoming the latest nation to commit to the responsible exploration of space. It is my privilege to welcom...

Trimmed in bicentennial pageantry, NASA opened a visitor center at its Goddard campus in Greenbelt, Maryland, in May 1976. Fifty years on, the Goddard Visitor Center continues to inspire through exhibits and programs on ...

Wispy nebula clouds can be seen reflecting the blue-white light of the Pleiades in the stunning amateur photo.

Our streets are crowded with commuters and delivery vehicles, but when a police car or fire engine approaches with its lights and sirens on, drivers clear the way. In the coming years, drones for deliveries and other com...

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket flew for the first time in 18 months Wednesday (April 29), and a sharp-eyed satellite was watching.

Video: 00:03:10 What did space deliver for Europe this month? From the Moon to low Earth orbit and beyond, heres what the European Space Agency has been up to.